Sweden: Two Year Jail Sentence for Putting Some Files on DirectConnect

[PastTense]

Horrific: Two Years, Heavy Fine For 60-Year-Old Music File Sharer31

Today, the verdict was announced in the case of Uppsala, Sweden, where a 60-year-old had shared 2,880 music tracks on a DirectConnect hub. The man was sentenced to two years of conditional jail, and fined for 40 days’ worth of his income (day fine).
Two years in jail is the maximum sentence under Swedish law for ignoring the distribution monopoly on culture. Swedish Public Radio reports on the verdict (in Swedish). This is just insane beyond words.
http://falkvinge.net/2011/08/31/horr...c-file-sharer/

[Quartr]

Glad to see Sweden has their priorities straight

[mjmacky]

If I remember, Swedish prisons are pretty nice, so he'll be alright

[Emtorro]

Suspended sentence aka "villkorlig dom" (which they call "conditional jail") is just that. No jail time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspended_sentence

All of the links at falkvinge.net for the other crimes are criminals that have been sentenced to ACTUAL jail time.

No news here. Carry on.